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they failed us. we look to our congressmen, and to your credit, 40 times you have say get rid of it. insanity's definition is the same thing done again. chance, and itt is more than who is going to win the political power play if we shut down government. it is going to be what will the future of our country look like in a decade? once the tentacles are there, it is to late to then dial it back. look at social security. i think that is worth the risk, and >> i do not think it would come to that. >>i think it would come to that, -- if i can finish my point, and i do not think it would work. look, we can do as you suggest. no problem passing the original bill without it. that is fine, but it is not going anywhere in the senate. it will have it attached it and it will come back. point i really think about the consequences of this kind of stuff in terms of people and youans'facilities, do too. but it is true. i agree that this was passed against the will of the people. there was never a poll that said it
they failed us. we look to our congressmen, and to your credit, 40 times you have say get rid of it. insanity's definition is the same thing done again. chance, and itt is more than who is going to win the political power play if we shut down government. it is going to be what will the future of our country look like in a decade? once the tentacles are there, it is to late to then dial it back. look at social security. i think that is worth the risk, and >> i do not think it would come to...
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-- to catch up with us? what can i do now to make sure that we do not have a breach of personal information? >> that is really what i was try to get at. thank you. i have asked in delaware for that head of the department of technology education to see what steps we're are taking. it looks like a pretty good list and i am not sure what resources are available here for us at nga. i want to get the best in class set of standards. can you run through the dashboard, and some of the other questions? there is a dashboard where there is a checklist, we are not talking about dreams and volumes of paper, we're talking about a simple sort of step and action you can take and go through. that is available through this center. also, the names and e-mails of our other partners who are part of this board. members who would be delighted to have a governor call them, or reach out to them, and save what advice can you give to me on this? as with the other homeland security aspects, they need drilling, training, and metrics lai
-- to catch up with us? what can i do now to make sure that we do not have a breach of personal information? >> that is really what i was try to get at. thank you. i have asked in delaware for that head of the department of technology education to see what steps we're are taking. it looks like a pretty good list and i am not sure what resources are available here for us at nga. i want to get the best in class set of standards. can you run through the dashboard, and some of the other...
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us than divides us. gandhi called the world's religions beautiful flowers from the same garden. i had the privilege of giving an address at yale university a number of years ago to a of evangelicals from imams,america, and clerics, from the muslim world. gathering, you might think. for three days, people worked and struggled with the effort to find a common ground. and there is common ground between the abraham it face and in fact between the abrahamic faiths and all religions and philosophies, whether you are talking about hindu or otherianism or any of the many of the worlds different approaches to our existence here on the planet and to our relationship with the supreme being. virtuousese faiths are , and they are -- most of them -- tied together by the golden rule as well is fundamental concerns about the human , abouton, about poverty relationships between people, our responsibilities each to each other. and they all come from the same human heart. citizens, and particularly people in public about h
us than divides us. gandhi called the world's religions beautiful flowers from the same garden. i had the privilege of giving an address at yale university a number of years ago to a of evangelicals from imams,america, and clerics, from the muslim world. gathering, you might think. for three days, people worked and struggled with the effort to find a common ground. and there is common ground between the abraham it face and in fact between the abrahamic faiths and all religions and philosophies,...
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been used. of my district prosecuted a former cia official last year who had signed nine nondisclosure agreements. he was convicted and keep pled guilty. he out to the name of a covert agent and a highly classified program. he talked to people in the intelligence community, many of whom are sitting here. i am always told that the most damaging leaks are outing covert agents. the case that we prosecuted involved both. he never claimed he was a whistleblower. that was a self-serving thing that was claimed. sentenced, the judge who was the judge in the other case said to him, you are not a whistleblower. >> we have a question or in the outing to us had the microphone. >> i love a good debate. in q2 the panelists. i am with human rights first. the team seems to be about information. i want to ask you about a slightly different topic which is torture. the intelligence community did a study of torture after 9/11. searched through 3 million documents or 25,000 footnotes. those that were adopted have no
been used. of my district prosecuted a former cia official last year who had signed nine nondisclosure agreements. he was convicted and keep pled guilty. he out to the name of a covert agent and a highly classified program. he talked to people in the intelligence community, many of whom are sitting here. i am always told that the most damaging leaks are outing covert agents. the case that we prosecuted involved both. he never claimed he was a whistleblower. that was a self-serving thing that...
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terrorism stays with us. the cancer epidemic, food , aitives, pesticides, ddt wonderful insecticide that stops -- thatand hurts no one was alive. now we are told plastic bottles are killing children. warming, says the left, is the biggest threat to america, bigger than terrorism, bigger than the country going bankrupt. kids are not allowed to play alone anymore because the media hyped the risk of kidnapping, which almost never happens. plane crashes. hyped by the media. you would say it has to be if -- youne doesn't crash could say, that is the amazing miracle we should cover. when the plane crashes, we go crazy saying, we are here at the scene, live, we do not know anything, but we will keep telling you that live for hours. they used to get trying to do me get me toed to try to do stories on airports. when we do that reporting, more people drive to grandma's house. that kills people. wrote of risk ought to be paid attention to. relative risk ought to be paid attention to. i think we have lost that. one examp
terrorism stays with us. the cancer epidemic, food , aitives, pesticides, ddt wonderful insecticide that stops -- thatand hurts no one was alive. now we are told plastic bottles are killing children. warming, says the left, is the biggest threat to america, bigger than terrorism, bigger than the country going bankrupt. kids are not allowed to play alone anymore because the media hyped the risk of kidnapping, which almost never happens. plane crashes. hyped by the media. you would say it has to...
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[laughter] they used to mispronounce obama, too. [laughter] i want to thank barry and your grade team in washington. disabled american veterans, like all veterans, you carry in your hearts the story of brave service that took you to every as young men earth , leftmen, you left home everyone you ever knew because clouds gathered far across the sea. you had your whole life ahead of you, but you were willing to risk all of it for this land that we love. because you know from hard experience what we must never our country and doors because in every generation there are americans like you who stand beside her and guide her and protect her. you fought across the pacific island by island. you fought into the heart of europe mile by mile to fill -- to free millions from fascists. that is your legacy from the second world war. you have the line of the pusan perimeter and survived the bitter cold of the chosen reservoir. on his 60th anniversary, all of our veterans of the korean war. [applause] to our vietnam veterans -- [applause] you served
[laughter] they used to mispronounce obama, too. [laughter] i want to thank barry and your grade team in washington. disabled american veterans, like all veterans, you carry in your hearts the story of brave service that took you to every as young men earth , leftmen, you left home everyone you ever knew because clouds gathered far across the sea. you had your whole life ahead of you, but you were willing to risk all of it for this land that we love. because you know from hard experience what...
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that's not us. that's criticism from somebody that probably supports a national health care plan of some kind. finally, i think this does get overlooked in the debate, and i want to end my comments on a point of agreement because while we have voted repeatedly to repeal, there have actually been times we have on both sides of the aisle agreed and agreed with the president about changing this bill. in the last couple of years we actually passed seven pieces of legislation when we were in the majority, they obviously had to go through a democratic senate and the president's desk, that changed or modified obamacare. that saved about $62 billion. my friends after ramming that legislation through looked at the so-called 1040's that were going to be attached to every $600 purchase and said you guys are right. that's a really bad idea. the president thought so, too. we got rid of it. we also got rid of the assisted living portion of it, the so-called class act that was financially unsustainable. why? secre
that's not us. that's criticism from somebody that probably supports a national health care plan of some kind. finally, i think this does get overlooked in the debate, and i want to end my comments on a point of agreement because while we have voted repeatedly to repeal, there have actually been times we have on both sides of the aisle agreed and agreed with the president about changing this bill. in the last couple of years we actually passed seven pieces of legislation when we were in the...
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he is not here with us today. i wanted to make sure that both of them got credit for their hard work. when it comes to education, not all spending is people. -- is equal. some education dollars are spent for more productively than others. some districts spend their resources well and show much higher levels of achievement than others. in this time of lagging revenues, policy makers have increasingly been paying attention to the question of whether or not we're getting the most out of every school dollar. at the same time, we have an increased focus on governance. part of the issue is that governance issues, structures, have led to haphazard spending configurations in states. in new jersey, for instance, one school district spends $50,000 per year to send their high school students to another high school nearby. the issue is largely a governance one. all,w jersey, over spending per student is $17,000. the two strings of work, productivity and government, have led us to ask, can we restructure our education system i
he is not here with us today. i wanted to make sure that both of them got credit for their hard work. when it comes to education, not all spending is people. -- is equal. some education dollars are spent for more productively than others. some districts spend their resources well and show much higher levels of achievement than others. in this time of lagging revenues, policy makers have increasingly been paying attention to the question of whether or not we're getting the most out of every...
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they gave us a poor grade. we are at a point where we have got to figure out how to do this anyway that keeps us competitive in the world. there is a federal role. working with the state and the local governments. when you look after our our history, it is lost on some folk that the articles of confederation failed for a lot of reasons. the bringing -- the breaking point was the transportation issue. they cannot navigate the potomac river and into the ohio territory. they realize if we are not able to move our goods and connect our nation we are not going to be a nation. when they went back to draw up the constitution, they talk about commerce and establishing the roads. he said something that is lost sometimes in the debate. that is government should provide three things for the will, security, maintain justice and maintain security. that is good for all of the people. as he moved forward and as we have moved forward through this country, whether it is the transcontinental railroad or the highway system, those
they gave us a poor grade. we are at a point where we have got to figure out how to do this anyway that keeps us competitive in the world. there is a federal role. working with the state and the local governments. when you look after our our history, it is lost on some folk that the articles of confederation failed for a lot of reasons. the bringing -- the breaking point was the transportation issue. they cannot navigate the potomac river and into the ohio territory. they realize if we are not...
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it's time for us to act. and for the sake of the future generations of our economy, our environment, let's restore climate research capacity, let's act for future generations. with that i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. rigell, for five minutes. mr. rigell: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in this, the people's house, to pay tribute to, to honor, and to remember the lives of 32 american heroes. next tuesday is august 6, and it's the most sobering anniversary in the district i have the privilege to represent. it was on that day in 2011 that enemy fighters in afghanistan shot down a chinook helicopter, killing five soldiers, three airmen, and 24 navy seals. this tragedy marks the heaviest loss of life for our elite navy seal community. the warriors we lost that day ere loving husbands, devoted fathers, brave sons, patriots. while their families struggle with this loss, their own personal hero, our nation s
it's time for us to act. and for the sake of the future generations of our economy, our environment, let's restore climate research capacity, let's act for future generations. with that i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. rigell, for five minutes. mr. rigell: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in this, the people's house, to pay tribute to, to honor, and to remember the lives of 32 american...